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Uganda Airlines has secured a temporary wide-body aircraft from Ethiopian Airlines as it moves to stabilize its disrupted long-haul network and safeguard valuable airport slots following the grounding of its Airbus A330 fleet. The national carrier has arranged an Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) lease for a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, registered ET-ASI, in a [......


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Air Congo, the newly established flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has announced a significant expansion of its route network, marking a major milestone in its evolution from a domestic operator to a regional player in Africa’s aviation landscape. The airline, which commenced operations in December 2024 with domestic flights out [...]

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Boeing  has significantly increased its forecast for aircraft demand across the continent, reflecting accelerating economic growth and rising passenger traffic that are reshaping the outlook for African aviation. In a statement made in Nairobi this week, Boeing’s Managing Director for Africa, Henok Teferra Shawl, said the company now expects to sell roughly 1,700 commerc...


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Uganda Airlines has successfully passed its International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) with a reported 90% compliance score, marking a significant milestone in the carrier’s operational maturity and reinforcing its safety credentials as it continues to expand its network. The IOSA certification is widely regarded as the global benchmark for...


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Qatar Airways is exploring a significant expansion of its cooperation with Kenya Airways (KQ), including the possibility of acquiring an equity stake in the financially constrained carrier, as the Doha-based airline intensifies its strategic push into East Africa. The move follows the October 2025 announcement that the two airlines had begun code-sharing on flights to [...]


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